Rhinophis phillipsi (NICHOLLS, 1929)
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Higher Taxa | Uropeltidae, Henophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Phillipps' Earth Snake |
Synonym | Silybura phillipsi NICHOLLS 1929 Uropeltis phillipsi — SMITH 1943: 87 Uropeltis phillipsi — GANS & BAIC 1977 Uropeltis phillipsi — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 149 Uropeltis phillipsi — WALLACH et al. 2014: 781 |
Distribution | Sri Lanka (Maousakanda estate, Gammaduva, East Matale) Type locality: ,‚Meniakanda Group, Gammaduva, in the East Matale Hills, Ceylon.” |
Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.17.2 (formerly 1929.2.5.1). |
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Etymology | Named after Major William Watt Addison Phillips (1892-1981), a tea and rubber planter and naturalist in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). |
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